Vongunten Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vongunten Surname User-submission:

Vongunten is a Swiss-German surname, denoting someone who came from Gunten ('good place'), a small settlement in central-west Switzerland (south of Thun).

Vongunten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:901,63967,958
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vongunten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vongunten is a Swiss-German surname, denoting someone who came from Gunten ('good place'), a small settlement in central-west Switzerland (south of Thun).

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Vongunten Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vongunten Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vongunten is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vongunten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 698,433rd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vongunten live; 98 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 901,639. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 18 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Vongunten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vongunten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vongunten last name grew 10,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vongunten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vongunten surname are 8.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.47% registered with the party.

The amount Vongunten earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $59,129 CAD per year.

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